“Feet on the street are good because maybe they’ll go next door and buy a gelato,” Bellantoni said.

Downtown is where "ganjapreneur" Edward Perrotta would like to open the city’s first retail recreational marijuana shop.

“It’s where all the tourism is and it’s the first stop for most people who come down Highway 50,” Perrotta said.

With a nearly unanimous vote, one commissioner abstained; the Commission recommended the City Council consider allowing retail recreational marijuana sales in the Central Business District. The Council will meet to consider the Planning Commission's recommendation next month.

The City Council has a moratorium in place on recreational retail marijuana sales in the city until April 1st.

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